Sentence examples for startle him into from inspiring English sources

"Perhaps, in a day or two, you might, but I fear that the appearance of a stranger alone could startle him into a relapse.

Springsteen has said that Reagan's election startled him into a newfound political consciousness.

Estrella opened a cut over Conlan's eye and, as the blood trickled into his cornea to temporarily blur his vision, the scent of the claret wafted into the visitor's flaring nostrils and startled him into a prolonged and raging attack.

He wasn't ready for the safety blitz that startled him into throwing a fourth-quarter pass off his back foot and into the hands of cornerback Stephon Gilmore, which ended any fantasy of the Rams reversing their deficit.

Calling your screener's — or perhaps his supervisor's — attention to his lapse could help startle him back into focus.

The splash startled him and he burst into tears.

It is also thought that Arctic terns may, in spite of their small size, occasionally engage in kleptoparasitism by swooping at birds so as to startle them into releasing their catches.

Sometimes, he startled Lenny or flung him into the air to study his reactions.

He developed this as a way to distract his pursuers during long runs, saying that it startled them into thinking and gave him some advantage over players who were actually faster runners.

Overcome with grief, she is perched on a windowsill when a knock on the door startles her into banging her head on the ledge and drowning.

Ms. Iken, who was then 31 and looking forward to starting a family, had been listening numbly to radio and television reports, but the early chatter about rebuilding the trade center startled her into feeling.